Blackman, Marc David 66 March 04, 1947 Jan. 01, 2014 Marc Blackman, 66, died at home on Jan. 1, 2014, from kidney cancer. He was a partner in the Portland law firm Ransom Blackman LLP, and lived in Lake Oswego. Marc was born and grew up in Sheboygan, Wisc. He earned his A.B. in American history magna cum laude at Harvard in 1969, taught second grade at the Brooks School in Concord, Mass., and earned his J.D. at Yale Law School in 1973. Following a clerkship in Salem, 1973-74, for Chief Justice Kenneth O'Connell of the Oregon Supreme Court, he worked as an assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Oregon under Sid Lezak. In 1977, he, Jack Ransom and Jeff Rogers left the U.S. Attorney's office to start their criminal defense law firm, Ransom Rogers Blackman LLP, which is active today with Kendra Matthews as partner. In addition to his work as a litigator, Marc was deeply involved in the Oregon legal community. During his career, he served as president of the Multnomah Bar Association, chair of the Oregon State Bar and president of the Gus J. Solomon American Inns of Court. He served on the Multnomah County Legal Aid Society Board of Directors, the U.S. District Court Indigent Representation Committee and acted as cooperating attorney on behalf of the Lawyers' Committee for the ACLU of Oregon. He did pro bono work for other non-profits as well, including the Prison Legal News. He taught continuing education courses to members of the Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and the Oregon District Attorneys Association. He has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America since its first edition in 1983. Marc is survived by his wife of 42 years, Susan; sons, Sam (Adriane), Amos (Shannon) and Eli; grandsons, Abe and Solly; and brother, Mitchell. He will be greatly missed. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Multnomah Bar Association Foundation or the Wallace Medical Concern. A commemorative service will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014, in the Lewis & Clark College chapel.